October 2013 - ALAC-Announce

CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP for Board Member Selection Process Committee and Board Candidate Evaluation Committee
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 13, 2013

Oct. 13, 2013

Dear All, To prepare for the selection of the Board Member selected by At-Large to be seated at the October 2014 Annual General Meeting, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, the Chair of the ALAC, has asked staff to make an immediate call for members of the two groups who will be responsible for moving the process forward. According to the ALAC Rules of Procedure (2013)<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2262672/ALAC%2BRoP-06April…>, the two groups are the 2014 Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) and the 2014 Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) [please see ALAC Rules of Procedure (2013) Section D.19 - Procedure for Making the Selection to fill Seat 15 on the ICANN Board]. The deadline for members of both groups is 23:59 UTC on Friday, 18 October 2013. If you are interested, or if you wish to nominate someone else, please send a note to At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> specifying which committee the application or nomination is for and citing any applicable experience by the deadline. A record of all applications and nominations will be posted to either the BMSPC 2014 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/ABMS/Board+Member+Selection+Process+Com…> or the BCEC 2014 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/ABMS/Board+Candidate+Evaluation+Committ…> as appropriate on the At-Large Board Member 2014 Selection Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/ABMS/At-Large+Board+Member+2014+Selecti…>. The RALO leadership will send a list of their RALO's supported candidates for each group to the Chair of the ALAC by 23:59 UTC Sunday, 27 October. The ALAC will name the final membership during the ALAC meeting of 29 October. The details of the two groups are: 1) Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) According to Article 19.2 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure (2013): "The ALAC shall name a Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) which shall oversee the entire selection process including the election culminating the process but excluding those responsibilities specifically retained by the ALAC or given to the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee. The composition of the BMSPC will be regionally balanced and the committee will typically be populated with no fewer than two representatives of each region selected by both the ALAC and the RALOs. The ALAC shall either name a chair of the BMSPC or may instruct the BMSPC to select a chair from amongst its members." The group is open to both ALAC members and to At-Large community members. However, the membership should include members of the community with significant experience from the 2010 Board Director selected by At-Large process. English will be the working language of this group. The group must be regionally balanced, with no fewer than two representatives from each of the five RALOs. Please note that no member of the BMSPC may submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the position of the Board Director selected by At-Large. The ALAC will select the Chair of the BMSPC. The first meeting of the BMSPC will be scheduled for early November. 2) Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) The new ALAC Rules of Procedures state the following on the composition and task of the BCEC: "19.3 The ALAC shall name a Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) to compile an initial slate of candidates for election to Seat 15. A new BCEC consisting of two delegates selected by each of the RALOs plus a chair selected by the ALAC will be convened for each Board seat selection process." "19.4 The task of the BCEC is to identify applicants who would each make an excellent Board Director. Applicant selected by the BCEC must meet the criteria specified in the ICANN Bylaws Article VI, Section 3 ( http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-3) These criteria include but are not limited to being: a) accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and a demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group decision-making; and b) persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN decisions of the global Internet community, and committed to the success of ICANN. Moreover, the Director selected by the At-Large Community must understand the mission of At-Large and the needs of the global community of Internet end users." "19.5 No member of the electorate (Paragraph 19.10) may simultaneously serve as a member of the BCEC." According to 19.5, members of the electorate (i.e., members of the ALAC and RALO Chairs who will be serving in 2014) may not be BCEC members. Additionally, no member of the BCEC may submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the position of the Board Director selected by At-Large. Please note that experience on the 2010 BCEC and/or on the ICANN Nominating Committee would be highly desired. English will be the working language of this group. The ALAC will select the Chair of the BCEC. The first meeting of the BCEC will be scheduled for early November. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>

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SURVEY ANNOUNCEMENT: ICANN At-Large Summit (ATLAS II) Survey
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 11, 2013

Oct. 11, 2013

Dear All, Building on the success of the first At-Large Summit held in Mexico in March 2009, we are happy to inform you that a second At-Large Summit (ATLAS II) will be held in London (UK) from 21 to 26 June 2014 gathering representatives of all ALSes. To help the ATLAS II organizing committee define the issues to be addressed and the areas where your ALS need capacity building, you are kindly requested to fill out an on-line survey not later than 25 October 2013 23:59 UTC. Please note that the survey is available in English, French, and Spanish. Please note, should you need to make any corrections to the survey, do NOT click the back-button in your browser. Please use the link provided at the bottom of the survey page. For your information, any ALS that does not respond to the survey will not be invited to participate in the Summit. Regards, Olivier Crépin Leblond ALAC Chair Chair of the ATLAS II Organizing Committee -- Estimados Todos, Construyendo en el éxito de la primera At-Large Summit que tuvo lugar en la cuidad de México en Marzo del 2009, estamos complacidos en anunciarles que la segunda Cumbre de At-Large (ATLAS II) se llevara a cabo en Londres (UK) desde el 21 hasta el 26 de Junio del 2014 reuniendo a los representantes de todas las ALSes. Para ayudar al comité organizador del ATLAS II a definir los temas a ser discutidos y las áreas en las que su ALS necesita capacitación, por favor responda a la encuesta y llene la encuesta online adjunta a más tardar el 25 de Octubre del 2013 a las 23:59 UTC. Por favor note que la encuesta está disponible en Inglés, Francés y Español. Por favor note si desea hacer algún cambio en sus respuestas a la encuesta no marque el botón atrás en su buscador solo use el enlace al final de la encuesta. Las ALSes que no respondan a la encuesta no podrán ser invitadas a participar en la cumbre. Saludos cordiales, Olivier Crépin Leblond ALAC Chair Chair of the ATLAS II Organizing Committee -- Cher à tous, S'appuyant sur le succès du premier sommet At-Large tenue à Mexico en Mars 2009, nous sommes ravis de vous informer qu’un deuxième Sommet At-Large (ATLAS II) se tiendra du 21 au 26 juin 2014 réunissant les représentants de tous les ALS. Afin d’aider le comité organisateur à définir les sujets de discussion et les domaines ou vos ALS ont besoin de développement de capacités, nous vous invitons à répondre à un questionnaire en ligne avant la date limite du 25 Octobre 2013 à 23:59 UTC. Ce questionnaire est disponible en anglais, français et espagnol. Veuillez prendre garde, en cas de besoin de modification de vos réponses, à ne PAS retourner en arrière. Utilisez plutôt le lien disponible en pas de la page du questionnaire. Pour information, tout ALS qui ne répondrait pas à ce questionnaire ne sera pas invite à prendre part au Sommet. Cordialement, Olivier Crépin Leblond ALAC Chair Chair of the ATLAS II Organizing Committee

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Call schedule - GNSO and At-Large
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 11, 2013

Oct. 11, 2013

Dear all, Please find hereafter the at large and GNSO calls for the week of 14 October. We will update this list as and when calls are added. Monday 14 October 1200 UTC: Policy and Implementation Sub Team - https://community.icann.org/x/XheMAg 1500 UTC: IRTP D - https://community.icann.org/x/TxKMAg 1500 UTC: TTF - https://community.icann.org/x/UQGfAg 2100 UTC: LACRALO BA Organizing Committee - https://community.icann.org/x/2wSfAg Tuesday 15 October 1200 UTC: ICANN WHOIS Privacy/Proxy Webinar - https://community.icann.org/x/7xiMAg 1400 UTC: THICK WHOIS - https://community.icann.org/x/whgQAg 1800 UTC: EURALO Monthly - https://community.icann.org/x/9gSfAg 1900 UTC: ICANN WHOIS Privacy/Proxy Webinar - https://community.icann.org/x/7xiMAg Wednesday 16 October 1400 UTC: Metrics and Reporting - https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag 1600 UTC: IGO INGO - https://community.icann.org/x/2YJEAg 1900 UTC: Policy and Implementation WG - https://community.icann.org/x/qwKMAg Thank you, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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ICANN News Alert -- Strategic Planning & Strategy Panels Schedules Updated
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 10, 2013

Oct. 10, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-09oct13-en.htm ________________________________ Strategic Planning & Strategy Panels Schedules Updated 9 October 2013 Comment Periods Extended, Aligned to Maximize Public Input To provide more opportunity for community consideration and public comment on a draft ICANN Vision and 5-year Strategic Plan, the development schedule has been extended to accommodate two rounds of online public input, and community discussions at the ICANN Buenos Aires<http://buenosaires48.icann.org> (November 2013) and Singapore<http://meetings.icann.org/> (March 2014) meetings. In addition, to more tightly link the multi-stakeholder processes used for developing ICANN's strategic, operating and budget plans, as well as for commenting on the ICANN Strategy Panels<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15jul13-en.htm>, the schedules for these processes have been aligned. Specifically, public comment schedules for Strategic Planning, Strategy Panels, and the Operating Plan and Budget have been adjusted to maximize community input. The corresponding schedules are illustrated<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-09oct13-en.htm#sche…> below. Strategy Panels – To provide more opportunity for community consideration and public comment on the Panels' output—and to more clearly connect the Panels to ICANN's multi-stakeholder strategic, operational, and budget planning processes, the Panels' schedule has been escalated. ICANN President and CEO, Fadi Chehadé, is asking the Panels to provide strategic recommendations by the end of January 2014. (Panel membership will be announced shortly). Panel output will be posted for public comment 31 January—31 March 2014, and will be discussed by the community at the ICANN Singapore meeting in March. This allows time for public discussion and community engagement on the Panels' output, and integration of comments and recommendations into the Final Strategic Plan, as appropriate. This schedule also enables the Panels' recommendations to be factored into the FY2015 Operating Plan and Budget, which currently is scheduled for Board action by 21 June 2014. Strategic Planning – The First Draft of an ICANN Vision and 5-year Strategic Plan will be posted on or before 28 October 2013 for public comment through January 2014. This will include community discussions at the ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires next month. Factored into the First Draft will be the extensive public input received thus far on ICANN's key challenges and opportunities<https://myicann.org/join-strategy-conversation?language=en> and on the eight strategic areas<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/conversation-in…> [PDF, 209 KB] highlighted by ICANN's Board of Directors. Work and input on related initiatives, such as the Security, Stability & Resiliency Framework, and the Regional Engagement Strategies, also will inform the First Draft. Comments received on the First Draft, as well as on the output of the Strategy Panels, will be considered and incorporated, as appropriate, into a Final Draft. The Final Draft of ICANN's Vision and 5-year Strategic Plan will be posted for public comment by early March 2014 and discussed by the community at the ICANN meeting in Singapore, before being finalized at the end of April 2014 and submitted for Board action. Operational Plan & Budget – The schedule for development of, and comment on, the FY2015 Operational Plan and Budget is expected to run from January – June 2014. The draft schedule is illustrated below and is expected to include public comment and community discussion for the proposed FY2015 Operating Plan beginning in January, followed by comment and discussion of the proposed FY 2015 Budget beginning in April. This will include opportunities for community engagement on the proposals at the ICANN Buenos Aires and Singapore meetings. The FY2015 Operating Plan and Budget is schedule for Board approval by 21 June 2014. A final schedule for this process will be posted on 15 November 2013. [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/strategic-planning-schedules-1000x…]<http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/strategic-planning-schedules-1000x…>

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ICANN News Alert -- NGPC Resolution for Addressing the Consequences of Name Collisions
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 9, 2013

Oct. 9, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-08oct13-en.htm ________________________________ NGPC Resolution for Addressing the Consequences of Name Collisions 8 October 2013 At its 18 May 2013 meeting, the ICANN Board adopted a resolution to commission a study to identify the levels of potential impact posed by each applied-for new gTLD on the use of TLDs that are not currently delegated at the root level of the public DNS. The study, "Name Collision in the DNS," together with a proposal to manage the risks identified in the study, was published for public comment from 5 August 2013 to 17 September 2013. During the public comment period, 75 comments were received. Based on the public comments, staff updated the proposal to manage the risks identified in the study. The report of these public comments is available at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-name-collision-05aug13/. The ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) met on 28 September 2013<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-28sep13…> to review and discuss a proposal on how to deal with name collisions. On 7 October 2013<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-07oct13…>, the NGPC met again and approved an updated proposal, titled "New gTLD Collision Occurrence Management Plan<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-annex-1…>," [PDF, 840 KB] to mitigate the risks of potential name collisions caused by the introduction of new gTLDs. The Collision Occurrence Management Plan directs staff to undertake an additional study to develop a name collision occurrence management framework. The framework will include appropriate parameters and processes to assess both probability and severity of harm resulting from the occurrence of name collisions. Examples of the parameters might include number of DNS requests, type of DNS requests, type of queries, diversity of query source and appearances in internal name certificates. The framework will specify a set of collision occurrence assessments and corresponding mitigation measures, if any, that ICANN or TLD applicants may need to implement per second level domain name (SLD) seen in the "day in the life of the Internet" (DITL) dataset. Additionally, the plan provides a registry operator with the option to proceed to delegation prior to receiving its SLD collision occurrence assessment report (subject to established processes and procedures). If the registry operator chooses this alternative path to delegation, it must initially block all SLDs that appear in the DITL dataset while the assessment is conducted. An additional feature of the plan requires establishment of a process by each TLD operator to enable an affected party(ies) to report and request the blocking of an SLD that causes demonstrably severe harm as a consequence of name collision occurrences. This process is intended to mitigate the risk that collision occurrences from additional SLDs not observed in the study dataset could have severe impact. The plan also includes an outreach campaign targeted to potentially affected parties to help them identify and manage the origins (causes) of name collision occurrences in their networks. As part of the outreach campaign, ICANN, under the direction of the President and CEO, will invite and collaborate with relevant parties and members of the community that share the same interest in making progress in this issue. At its 7 October meeting, the NGPC also recommended to the ICANN Board that the issue of name collisions be monitored by the Board's Risk Committee and reviewed periodically, and that ICANN work with the community in developing a long-term plan to retain and measure root-server data. For more information about the NGPC, please visit: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/new-gtld.

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Meeting invitation/ ALAC October monthly call - Tuesday 29 October 2013 at 1400 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 9, 2013

Oct. 9, 2013

Dear All, The October ALAC Monthly call will take place exceptionally on Tuesday 29 October 2013 at 1400 UTC due to the IGF in Bali meetings (22 to 25 October). For other times: http://tinyurl.com/mluokel Please note the new time in Europe as they will change time due to the end of Daylight Saving time (1400 UTC = 1500 CET) The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/EwKfAg Adobe Connect Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/alac If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Julia Charvolen ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 8, 2013

Oct. 8, 2013

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft "ALAC Statement on the Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse<https://community.icann.org/x/-xWMAg>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The current draft, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/-xWMAg>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 10-October-2013 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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ICANN Newsletter -- 4 October 2013
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 7, 2013

Oct. 7, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/ Week ending 4 October 2013 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Paul Mockapetris to Serve as Senior Security Advisor to Generic Domains Division<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-04oct13-en.htm> ICANN today announced that Paul Mockapetris, inventor of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), has agreed to serve as Senior Security Advisor to the Generic Domains Division and its President, Akram Atallah. 4 October 2013 Removal of Eleven Test Internationalized Top-Level Domains from the Root Zone<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-02oct13-en.htm> ICANN is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the testing period for internationalized top-level domains (IDNs) in the DNS root zone. 2 October 2013 Revised Public Interest Commitments Dispute Resolution Procedure (PICDRP)<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-02oct13-en.htm> The revised PICDRP incorporates community-proposed revisions, and is being posted for comment to give an opportunity for the community to review and provide feedback on this procedure. 2 October 2013 NGPC Considers Remaining Beijing and Durban Advice on New gTLDs<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-01oct13-en.htm> The ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) met on 28 September 2013 and, among other things, adopted a scorecard of remaining advice from the Beijing and Durban GAC Communiqués. 1 October 2013 ICANN Appoints Chair and Chair-Elect for the 2014 Nominating Committee (NomCom)<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-01oct13-en.htm> The ICANN Board is pleased to announce that it has appointed Cheryl Langdon-Orr as Chair and Stéphane Van Gelder as Chair-Elect for the 2014 Nominating Committee (NomCom). 1 October 2013 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [http://buenosaires48.icann.org/files/meetings/buenosaires2013/buenosaires48…]<http://buenosaires48.icann.org/> 17-21 November 2013: 48th International Public ICANN Meeting - Buenos Aires<http://buenosaires48.icann.org/> About ICANN ICANN Bylaws<http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm> Our bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security, stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and transparent. Learn more at www.ICANN.org<http://www.icann.org/>. Strategic Plan, 2012 - 2015<http://www.icann.org/en/planning/> Adopted FY13 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm>

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At-Large at the IGF in Bali Workspace and Identification of At-Large community members participating in the IGF
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 6, 2013

Oct. 6, 2013

Dear All, As the 2013 IGF in Bali will be held 22-25 October<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/121-preparatory-pr…>, At-Large staff have created an At-Large Activities at the IGF in Bali Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Activities+at+the+IGF+…) <https://community.icann.org/x/-4g3Ag> to assist in facilitating At-Large activities as well as ensure At-Large members are aware of ICANN activities being planned at the IGF. Attending the IGF in Bali? If you will be attending the IGF in Bali, please add your name and the dates you will be in Bali to this workspace by 11 October 2013. Alternatively, please send At-Large staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> this information, and we will add it to the workspace for you. Participating in IGF Activities? We have included the details of the At-Large/ICANN activities we are aware of on the workspace. If you will be involved in any other IGF activities, please feel free to add them to this workspace or let At-Large staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> know. Available for At-Large Outreach Activities at the ICANN Information Booth? If you would be willing to volunteer for a few hours in the ICANN information booth for At-Large outreach activities, please add your name to the relevant table on the workspace or let At-Large staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> know by 11 October 2013. We will be arranging a schedule and will provide At-Large promotional documents. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>

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ICANN News Alert -- Paul Mockapetris to Serve as Security Advisor to Generic Domains Division
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 4, 2013

Oct. 4, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-04oct13-en.htm ________________________________ Paul Mockapetris to Serve as Security Advisor to Generic Domains Division 4 October 2013 ICANN today announced that Paul Mockapetris, inventor of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), has agreed to serve as Security Advisor to the General Domains Division and its President, Akram Atallah. "The Internet is built on the fundamental concept that its name and address system must be secure and stable," said Mockapetris. "ICANN has always prioritized that function and I'm looking forward to helping the organization continue that part of its mission." Mockapetris created the DNS in the 1980s while at the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute. He has been an active member of the Internet Engineering Task Force since its inception, serving as its chairman from 1994-1996. He was recently named chairman of ICANN's Strategy Panel on Identifier Technology Innovation.

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